World's Richest People- Data Visualization

Below is a response to the Data Visualization examples within the article located here.

This article on some of the world's wealthiest people uses a few different types of graphs and charts to show the differences in how much money people make in the United States, and around the world.

The use of the charts and graphs along with the story itself makes the story easier to understand by showing a visual along with it.  One could actually understand the story without reading into it too much by simply looking at the graphs and charts.

I think that a video alongside these graphs and charts could have brought them to life a bit more, adding a little extra to the story.  Overall, this was a good use of data visualization and it worked well showing the layout of the wealth around the world.

Mondi and T-Caddy Podcast

For 3 years now the voices of Tyler Cadorette and Mike Raimondi have been hitting the airwaves of 91.5 WWLR in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Two years ago is when they decided to join forces between their two individual sports talk shows and combine into what we know now as Mondi and T-Caddy.

Mike grew up in a sports family. Even as a young kid, Mike has memories of watching Patriots games with his family. On top of that Mike grew up playing baseball, and still plays for the Lyndon State Hornets to this day.

Tyler didn’t really get into sports until later on in his childhood. Around middle school he began watching the Red Sox and Patriots. At the same time he began to get into television and radio at his local school which has eventually led him to become a part of Lyndon State’s Electronic Journalism program.

 The show today has become very popular in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and has even won the Horney Award for “Best Talk Show.”

They specialize in baseball and football, but also have segments on hockey, and bring on guest star Dylan Robichaud to talk about basketball.

Both Tyler and Mike admit that they do favor Boston sports teams, but try to limit their bias as much as possible on the show for the benefit of their listeners.

Beyond the airwaves, Mondi and T-Caddy has a Facebook page where they post recent sports news, and communicate with their listeners. This adds an extra element to their show because they are able to add the opinions of the listeners into the show and respond to them on the air.

 If you are interested in the show, check out their Facebook page, or tune into 91.5 WWLR on Monday nights from 8-10.

Podcast Outline

This week on Exploring with Louis and Clark along with on T-Caddy's Thought Spot we are going to be doing a Podcast from the popular radio show on WWLR called "Mondi and T-Caddy." The show airs once a week and talks primarily about New England Sports.

For the podcast, we are going to take about a 5 minute portion of the show focusing on one sports event from the past week.  It will essentially be a snip it of a portion of the show that could act as a sample for what to expect when listening to the full 2 hour show on the radio.

For the news story we are looking to talk more about the two hosts of the show, Tyler Cadorette and Mike Raimondi.  I'd like to talk to them about why they got started doing their radio show, what their future plans for the show are, as well as the future plans for themselves in the Journalism field.

FAKE NEWS STORY

Earlier this evening 12 year old Zachary Lee of Sunderland Vermont was reported missing by Vermont State Police.

Zachary has white skin, is 5 feet tall and weighs 95 pounds.  He has brown shoulder length hair, brown eyes, and speaks with a French accent.

At 8:35 pm an Amber alert was issued. He reportedly was dropped off at his foster home on North street earlier this afternoon but never made it inside.

Police are worried about Zachary's whereabouts due to the fact that he is a minor, and is unfamiliar with the area that he is living.  He is from France and is new to Vermont.

Zachary's mother, Patricia Kane, who is 49 years old has been described as highly unstable and volatile since her sons arrival in the United States.  This leads police to believe that she may have something to do with Zachary's disappearance.

If you have any information about Zachary's disappearance, please call Vermont State Police at (802)-555-5555.

For more information as we get it, please stay updated on our website http://exploringwithlouisandclark.blogspot.com/

Counting to 10 in Chinese and Czech!

Article on the Last Real Hermit in Maine

 I read this article earlier today and thought that everyone might find this interesting... It takes about 15 minutes or so to read, but definitely worth it.

It's about a man who lived in the woods for over 25 years in Maine without contacting anyone, living by stealing only what he needed from local camps.  Let me know what you think!

 GQ Article on Last Hermit in Maine

Review of Dirt Bag Diaries Blog

 

 

http://dirtbagdiaries.com/

For my first post I'll be reviewing an Adventure Blog called the Dirtbag Diaries.  This blog posts things such as trip reports, articles about new or interesting gear, posts pictures, and more.  Something that sets the Dirtbag Diaries apart though is it's use of music, as well as pod casts.  Almost every post has either a playlist of music relating to what you just read, or a podcast to go along with some pictures to look at. I though that that was a very interesting concept and I may end up using something like that on my blog somewhere down the line. 

Overall, I would give this blog like an 8 out of 10 because although they do post very frequently, some of the posts stand out as being much different than some of the others.  I don't think that that is necessarily a bad thing all of the time but it could cause the blog to lose some readership.  All in all, if you are looking for a new adventure blog to follow, check out the Dirtbag Diaries.